A man was carjacked Tuesday while sitting in his vehicle in front of an apartment complex in north Salinas, police said.

At 6:50 p.m., police said, officers responded to the report in the 2300 block of North Main Street.

According to the report, they said, a man - armed with a handgun - approached the victim and ordered him to hand over his keys and get out of the vehicle. Police said two more accomplices appeared as the the victim complied.

All three carjackers were last seen traveling southbound on North Main Street, they said.

The stolen car was described as a burgundy 2009 Honda Civic, police said, with a license plate of 6HFT049.

They said the gunman was described as a man in his 20s wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, and about 5 feet 6 inches tall. No description of the other two is available at this time, police said.

- Sunita Vijayan, svijayan@thecalifornian.com

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Man carjacked at north Salinas apartment complex

A man was carjacked Tuesday while sitting in his vehicle in front of an apartment complex in north Salinas, police said. At 6:50 p.m., police said, officers responded to the report in the 2300 block